Colts make big plays on TV stage

They have 3 runs of at least 13 yards and 6 receptions of at least 20 yards in easy win

1:15 AM,
Sep. 28, 2009

Catch me if you can: Colts rookie running back Donald Brown breaks away from Adrian Wilson of the Cardinals for a long run during the third quarter of Sunday night's game. Brown finished with 40 yards rushing, including one 23-yarder. He also caught one pass for 72 yards.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- On the prime-time stage, the Indianapolis Colts showed they possessed a slew of prime-time offensive players.

They exploited the Arizona Cardinals defense with one big play after another Sunday night in a 31-10 victory at University of Phoenix Stadium.

After a slow start -- the first four possessions involved 13 plays and 65 total yards -- the Colts picked it up and ran away from Arizona. Quarterback Peyton Manning directed an offense that churned out 505 total yards and had three runs of at least 13 yards and six receptions that picked up at least 20. ...